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Commonwealth: North Sea
Lugger (20th Century)
Site Name Commonwealth: North Sea
Classification Lugger (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Wk 146; '50 Miles Off Wick'; Commonwealth (Wk 146)
Canmore ID 288621
Site Number NE25NE 8004
NGR NE 29 56
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/288621
- Council Maritime
- Parish Maritime - Offshore
- Former Region Not Applicable
- Former District Not Applicable
- Former County Not Applicable
NE25NE 8004 unlocated
NLO: Wick [name: ND 362 508].
(Classified as lugger: registration number cited as WK 146, and date of loss as 6 August 1907). Commonwealth: this vessel was in collision and sank 50 miles off Wick (Premier). Capt. Davidson.
Registration: Wick. Built 1901. 40grt. Length: 24m. Beam: 6m.
(Location of loss cited as N58 30.0 W1 30.0).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet assigned to this record is arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 15 May 2007.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 6121
Name : COMMONWEALTH (WK 146)
Latitude : 583000
Longitude : 13000
Date Built : 1901
Registration : WICK
Type : LUGGER (WOOD)
Tonnage : 40
Tonnage Code : G
Length : 24
Beam : 6
Loss Day : 6
Loss Month : 8
Loss Year : 1907
Comment : Collision and sunk 50 miles E of Wick (PREMIER). Capt. Davidson
Cargo : BALLAST
